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Darlington - Carpet and Upholstery cleaning Dust mites... Most people will have heard of dust mites, tiny organisms which live unseen in our furnishings, and will know that they (or more precisely their faeces) can trigger asthma and allergies.
Professional cleaning and small changes in the way you clean and air your house can dramatically reduce dust mites. What you can do about it... If you think that dust mites could be causing you or your family health problems there are steps you can take to minimize the problem. An initial carpet and upholstery clean by professionals will remove a lot of dust mites from carpets but an ongoing cleaning programme is equally as important.
Dust mites live off dead skin flakes so floors, upholstery, bedding and mattresses are the most likely sources of food for them. Dust mites need warm humid conditions to survive so adequate ventilation is probably the most important step in reducing them. Though dust mites live in carpets it is airborne particles that will cause health problems, effective vacuuming will remove most of this fine dust. Upholstery and bedding are often a greater source of dust, if they are not vacuumed regularly you will be sending an invisible cloud of dust into the air around you when you sit or lie down. Here are three steps you can take that will help reduce dust mites in your house;
Washing bedding with eucalyptus oil. Studies have shown that as an alternative to washing at high temperature bedding washed with eucalyptus oil on a cool wash will kill 80 - 90% of mites. This is ideal for bedding which would shrink or be damaged by high temperatures. It is possible that the smell of the oil left in the bedding would discourage dust-mites. Bedding should be soaked for 30 - 60 minutes in water with 100ml. of eucalyptus oil that's been mixed with 25ml. of a liquid detergent (washing up liquid will do) and then washed at 30 degrees C. | About | Carpet | Upholstery | Contact | Dust mites | Photo | Carpet care | |
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is widely accepted that changes in the way we live, warmer and better
insulated houses, inadequate ventilation and more time spent indoors,
has meant a dramatic increase in the amount of dust mites (and other
pollutants) in our homes. The waste from the dust mites then irritates
our lungs when we breath them in, causing, with many people, symptoms
ranging from mild congestion to asthma attacks. Dust mites live
off the flakes of dead skin that we shed naturally. They also need
warmth and humidity to survive, making bedrooms the ideal environment
for them.
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